Promise of the Wolves

Wolf Chronicles Book One

By: Dorothy Hearst

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

What is the promise of the Wolf? Never consort with humans. Never kill a human unprovoked. Never allow a mixed-blood wolf to live. At least that’s what the wolves of the Wide Valley believe. Until a young wolf dares to break the rules–and forever alters the relationship between wolves and the humans who share their world.

This is the story of such a wolf. Born of a forbidden mixed-blood litter and an outcast after her mother is banished, Kaala is determined to earn a place in the Swift River pack. But her world is turned upside down when she saves a human girl from drowning. Risking expulsion from their pack and exile from the Wide Valley, Kaala and her young packmates being to hunt with the humans and thus discover the long-hidden bond between the two clans. But when war between wolves and humans threatens, Kaala learns the lies behind the wolf’s promise. Lies that force her to choose between safety for herself and her friends and the survival of her pack–and perhaps of all wolf- and humankind.

Set 14,000 years ago, Promise of the Wolves takes us to a land where time is counted in phases of the moon, distance is measured in wolflengths, and direction by the scent of the nearest trail. Years of research into the world of wolves combines with mythical tale-telling to present a fantastical adventure set in a world filled with lore.©2008 Dorothy Hearst; (P)2008 Random House, Inc.

Mostly Average

There are not too many good things to say about this book. I did listen to the whole book and wanted to know the ending. The narrator was good and I did like the characters. But the story did seem a little pointless. The book had a good message but it was over done and needed better story line. I am not too fond of story lines that are based around the messiah complex. I give this book 2 stars.